Harry Francel, welder, etc.

Bridges | Other Work | Personal

Various family photos from throughout Harry Francel's life.

Studebaker Dictator — Harry Francel, Arizona 1930, with 1927 Studebaker Dictator

August 1933 — Coming to California: Donner Lake, August 1933, in a 1928 LaSalle convertible he had recently purchased for $245.

Olive, dog and Harry — Olive, dog and Harry.

Standard truck — Harry and his brother Lawrence, with a 1918 Standard truck.

Home-built camper — Harry built a little camper for his 1960 Chevy.

River Rouge, Michigan football team. — River Rouge Reserves, 1922: River Rouge, Michigan football team. Harry is right of center, in striped sleeve jersey. Photo is a stitched composite of framed photograph.

Harry's first wife, Olive — Harry's first wife, Olive.

Harry's mother Dora, and step-father Jim Lumley

Joseph Francel — Harry's father, Joseph

1920s Florida — Harry and dad in Florida, 1920s

At home in Richmond, Olive with cat Trouble, Harry and a neighbor

Yosemite — Olive at Yosemite

Big tree — Olive and Harry

Harry and Norma — Harry with second wife, Norma, 1956

San Diego — Norma and Harry, San Diego.

1966 — Harry and Norma, 1966.

Harry's welding jobs included the Golden Gate and SF-Oakland Bay bridges.

Harry's other jobs included teaching women to weld, working on the Detroit-Windsor tunnel, and more.

More Francel on the web:

At Ancestry: Family tree and more photos in the gallery (Sign-in requrired)

At Flickr: What it took to keep late 50s-early 60s television going in the Francel household

At YouTube: 1960s Francel family home movies